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Killed one Two still alive.

Sadly I killed my first 1986 K75T back in 1990 with 91,000 miles on it. It was the first one sold in Houston through Cycle Shack. At the time of it's demise (operator error ) I already had a second one in the stable, and the insurance company paid for my third one which I bought sight unseen. Both are still alive and well, and living in the Northwet.
The sight unseen bike was advertised in the MOA flea market and I wanted to go to the Flagstaff National but didn't have the time to ride both directions, so I flew to Albuquerque New Mexico from Houston picked it up, rode to the rally and rode home.
No vin # handy as I'm at work.

My wife's '87 K75S - black - last numbers of the VIN are 150647- 64,000 miles and currently undergoing top to bottom restoration/maintenence- just now getting broken in and still going strong - took 3rd at Lima; 2nd at West Bend; ? in Gillette.....

Hi guys. Original owner checking in with 150825, Colombia Silver K75S bought at Mischlers BMW in Beaver dam WI (one of the supporting dealers at the West Bend Rally). Born-on date I think is March 87, from litter #3.

The way this was described to me by the dealer, and this may just pertain to US imported bkes, is the first litter were ALL red bikes, second litter was all Black bikes, and the last litter of 1987 was all Colombia Silver, which was somewhat smaller than the first two litters (300 each of red and black and the remainder was the Colombia silver, < 200??

I am always interested in the Colombia Silver bikes, I am trying to find out if they were ALL like mine, kind of unique: No handles on the side of the tail section, just an oval plug where the top of the handle would mount to the tail, and a hole filler plug for the bottom hole, it did have the "hollows" where you would grab the handle, which I flushed out on mine (Holt BMW did the work for me), further it had the accessory solo seat straight from the factory, and no rear pegs, although it was easy to add these as it had the same side plates.

I have a few pictures of the bike brand new on the show floor and at home if anyone is interested in seeing what I'm talking about ("old" film pictures, remember those? I'd try to scan them and post, mayb neeed tech help with doing that). It was like this only a short time b4 I put on a "T" seat and rear pegs and a luggage rack.
Gilly

Hi guys. Original owner checking in with 150825, Colombia Silver K75S bought at Mischlers BMW in Beaver dam WI (one of the supporting dealers at the West Bend Rally). Born-on date I think is March 87, from litter #3.

The way this was described to me by the dealer, and this may just pertain to US imported bkes, is the first litter were ALL red bikes, second litter was all Black bikes, and the last litter of 1987 was all Colombia Silver, which was somewhat smaller than the first two litters (300 each of red and black and the remainder was the Colombia silver, < 200??

Gilly

0825 Born March 1987. Actually the 9th litter (month). First litter was May 1986.

As far as colors go, I don't know if they were done in batches or not. Of the eight May 1986 bikes that have reported in four were Marakesh Red and four did not mention the color.

All you other early '87 S owners weigh in with your VIN and color so we can tell if the colors were produced in batches.

I misunderstood you were referring to months = litter. I am curious about the info I received, the dealer (Art Mischler) is a real straight shooter and I'm sure he didn't make it up. Could have been misinformed i suppose. But now I am curious about it. If you think about it, (or at least if I think about it), have you ever seen an 87 S that wasn't red, black or the occasional Colombia Silver?? I mean a stock painted one.
I see elsewhere you have the number of '87s as 957, which would mean if Art was right about 300 red, 300 black, and remainder are Colombia silver, that we would be seeing MORE Colombia Silver rather than LESS. Were 87s made for 9 months? maybe it is 3 months instead of 300 bikes??